Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 389
Suspension of sentence by Supreme Court on ground of plea of juvenility taken before Supreme Court for the first time. Consequent to directions of the Supreme Court, on the basis…
Criminal Law — Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Constitutional Authorities/Functionaries/High Public Offices — Security of Prime Minister of India
Directions issued for judicial inquiry into breach and lapses as the convoy of PM was stuck on a flyover for around 20 minutes. Records relating to PM’s visit seized and secured.…
Constitution of India — Arts. 19, 14 and 21- Proportionality test:
Law summarized regarding when proportionality test to be applied for determining reasonableness of restrictions or limitations on the rights concerned, specifically in the context of Art. 19(6) and more generally…
Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Interference with award of Industrial Tribunal:
The respondent was a clerk cum cashier. It is a post of confidence. The respondent breached the trust of a widowed sister in law as well as of the Bank,…
Constitution of India — Arts. 19(1)(a) & (2) and Arts. 194 & 105
Accountability of Social media platforms, for posts made on such platforms by third parties: held, social media platforms such as petitioner Facebook cannot contend that they have some exceptional privilege to…
Constitution of India — Arts. 14, 15, 16 and 226 — Writ of mandamus in matters of reservation — Scope and limit
Order of High Court directing State Government to increase the percentage of reservation for a particular category, that is, to provide for 3% reservation/quota for sportspersons, instead of 1% provided…
Income Tax Act, 1961 — S. 9(1)(vi) r/w S. 90
Amounts paid by resident Indian end-users/distributors to non-resident computer software manufacturers/suppliers, as consideration for the resale/use of the computer software, not royalty, hence, not taxable in India. The end user…
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439 — Bail
Principles summarized regarding considerations to be balanced while deciding to grant bail. No reasons whatsoever assigned by High Court while releasing Respondent 2 on bail, did not consider gravity, nature…
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 439 — Bail
In this case of brutal murder of appellant complainant’s husband by tying him with rope to gate and then beating him by pipe and belt, leading to his death, bail…
Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 and 302/34 or S. 326 [S. 300 Thirdly]
Causing injury(ies) to vital part of body which injury(ies) were the actual cause of death: In this case, death occurred six days after the injury(ies) were inflicted. It was held that…